Kuwait is famous for the annual migration of flamingoes that flock to its bays and tidal flats. Every year from late fall until early spring, thousands of flamingoes can be seen, especially near the beaches of Kuwait Bay in Sulaibikhat and the Sabah hospital district.

In this series of photographs, taken over several months, award-winning KUNA photographer Ghazy Al-Qaffaf captures these majestic birds in flight and while feeding.

"I might wait sometimes as many as three to four hours for the perfect shot," explains Al-Qaffaf, a Jordanian who has lived and worked in Kuwait as a press photographer for 39 years. From his perch near the water's edge, he uses a Niko D3S or D500 coupled with a telephoto lens to capture moments of individual birds as well as the flamboyance of the flock.

All photos courtesy Ghazy Al-Qaffaf/Kuna